Starter for internal-combustion engines



F. E. FISHER.

STARTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

APPLICATTON FTLED FEB-24. T919.

Patented July 13, 1920.

crank shaft' ofthe engine may thus be NITED? STATE PAfrw;.Q C

.as ren'rnn roafiirrn e ti'kn'owi t e0 1 Ids]; E "FI E citizen of the United t'ates, residing atD 'J desira ternal combustion engines, being especially for rus 1pm t e F r e-re m'motor driven car. ;1 Y v It is well known that the availablespace A i on a Ford-automobile for the installation of w an en ine starter is f very. limited and it is tile ;;and j-equa lly necessary that the starting.Tdevice em-ployed shall not interfere Lwith the working parts 'of the motor-or V9- hicle, and shall' at theisamejtime be readily accessible for inspebt and p Y Heretoforejdevices usually. employed installation z of j'this'fcharacter have been of j th n 'hainZJfdriven {type}? of construction,

- V but it hasbeen fr'zurid' inprecticethatfdue to 89 carelessness'in 1 the adjustment'of the spark control the 5 zchainljlis sometimes; ib'roken v there 7 7 changes maybe f ore' the object of the present invention to dispensewith the chain drive and to at-' 1 tach the case'ofthestarting unit directlyto the largetiming-gear case ofthe-engine niounting upon the shaft of the generatona pinion in mesh with-the large time gear, whichin turnmeshes with the small time,

gear 'on-thecra'nk'shaft of the engine. The

turned over. upon'energizing the starting with its resulting objectionable features being thereby eliminated.

proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts, and in they details of construction hereinafter described and claimed it being understood that made in the precise embodiment herein disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention; 7

1 "In the accompanying drawings v a Figure l is a fragmentary. s de elevation troit, county Iof Wayne, State ef-M chigan,- have invented "a certain new and m I Yprovement in Starters for Internal-Qombu a tion'Eng'ines, and declarethe following to'be a a full-,clear, and exact descriptmn'of-the' same, such as will enableothers Skilled-111 "the art to which it pertainsjto make and use I thel' ame, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, which form a partof th s. specification. 7 Mylinvention relates toa' starter forms 15 operate.

Qing unit secured to the case C of e-comm ;aw

' 1 ented July 13,1920.

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Ford ty e showing 1 j jrt1ng.' un1t installed thereon.

' ag nentary end elevation of bn line 3-3 of Fig. 1,:showrngthe'jstarting unit case attached the-large time gear and also the driving gear connection between the generator shaft: of the starting unit and the large time gear of the engine. 1

Fig. 4 1s a fragmentary side elevation partly section (taken on line 44 of Fig.

I 2) showing the-timing gears and the gears of. thestarting unit w th which they'co- Referring now to the letters of reference a placed upon the drawings, I denotes an internal combustion engine,- -that shown being of the Ford type of motor. B, indlcates the case of the start-' v the large time gear by bolts D.

E, indicates the shaft of the motor and F a pinion on said shaft in mesh with a gear G. H, is a pinion on the shaft of the gear G, in'mesh with a gear I, on the generator shaft J. K, denotes'a pinion on the generator shaft in mesh with the lar e time gear L', mounted on thecam shaft %l, which in I turn operates the valve push rods N of the engine. Y P, denotes a small time gear mounteduponthe engine crank shaft Q, in mesh with the large tlme gear L.

The usual case of the large time gear employed on the Ford engine is divided. along the line B, and to this is secured the caseof the starting unit by the bolts D, pregear viously indicated.

Toturn over the engine crank shaft,

the starting unit is first energized in the usual "manner, thereby actuating the train of gears connected with the pinion Ken th unit, the usual driving chain connection generator shaft, which in turn operates the large time gear L, of the cam shaft, in mesh with the smalltime gear P on the crank shaft of the engine,thereby causing the 1. In a device of the character described,

the'combination of an internal combustion engine, a time gear casing, a time gear 'mounted on the cam shaft of the engine, a gear mounted on the crank shaft of the engine and meshing with the time gear and an electric starter and generator unit comprlsing a casing secured to the time gear casing at one side thereof, a generator arranged within the latter casing, a pinion mounted on the generator shaft and meshing with the time gear, a motor mounted within the casing of said unit, a pinion mounted on the motor shaft and a train of gearing also arranged within the casing of the said unit and meshing with the pinion of the motor shaft and connecting the same with the generator shaft.--

2. In a device of theclass described the combination of an internal combustion engine, a divided time gear casing open at' shaft of the engine and meshing with the time gear, and an electric starter and generator'unit comprisin a casing open at the inner side and secure to the time gear casing at the open side thereof, a generator arranged within the casing of the saidunit, a pinion mounted on the generator' shaft and meshing with the time ear, a motor arranged within the casing of t e unit,a pinion mounted on the motor shaft and a train of.

gearing .located within the casing of the unit and connecting the pinion of the motor shaft with the generator shaft. Q

In testimony whereof;v Is ignthis specifi j cation in the'presence oftwo witnesses.

I FRANK E. FISHER.

Witnesses: r p j S. EgTrroll as,- f I "wEnwm R. MoNnIq. 

